An elderly Carlow man who suddenly appeared before his family covered in flames is believed to have accidentally set himself alight with a match, an inquest has heard.
Jim Delaney (85) suffered fatal complications from burns injuries to his body which he sustained in an incident at his home on St Joseph’s Road, Carlow on August 30, 2021.
The father of four was transported by air ambulance to St James’s Hospital in Dublin but died there two days later.
